Ditching-machine.



H. M. WATERHOUSE.

DITCHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 18. 1916.

Patented July 23, 1918.

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DITCHING MACHINE.

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HARVEY M. WATERIIOUSE, .013 HAYDEN, COLORADO, ASSIG'NOR F ONEJ IAT F TU ALBERT G. KIIVIBALL, 01F HAYDEN, COLORADO. I

IDITCHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letterslatent.

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application filed Eieptembcr 18, 1916. aerial No. 120,882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY M. Maine HOUSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hayden, in the county of ltoutt, State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ditchingdviachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates chine.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a machine by means oi? which a ditch may be dug, the dirt lifted and ejected from either side of the machine.

A further object of the invention resides in so constructing the machine that the depth of the ditch may be regulated at the willof the operator. j

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of a generally improved structure of machines of this character. M

With these and other objects in view, such as will appear as my description.progresses, my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with HIYllD/GIP tion with the near wheel broken. away and the plow raised from the ground;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view;

to a ditching ma- Fig. 3 is a bottom plan;

Fig. t is a section on line H of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of one of the clutches and one set of driving gears for the rear conveyer;

Fig. 6 is a fragmental side elevation showing the plow in its lowered position;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the clutch shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 10 is a detail of the wheel clutch.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing includes a frame which consists of side bars 1 between which a rigid apron 2 extends. Side boards 3 extend upwardly from the apron from end to .side boards 3 by bolts 15. It

end thereof. Mounted in a pair of bearing members 4t which are secured to the under sides of the side bars 1 of the frame are the circular portions of an axle 5 which is rectangular a greater portion of its length and has a longitudinally extending rectangular hole 6 therein, into which hole a pair of ex tensible axles 7 extend and are slidable be- 111g held in their various adjusted positions ,by pins 8 which extend through apertures in the axle 5 and through the extensible axles 7. Secured to the outer end of each or the extensible axles 7 is a disk 9 which of the axle 5 but when the machine is being moved to the rear the wheels will rotate independently of the axle so that the drivmg mechanism, later to be described, will not he actuator. Extending from the forward ends of the side bars 1 are plates 141 which are secured to the side bars and the receiving board 16 extends between these plates 14 and the inner edge thereof terminates in spaced relation to the apron 2. Secured to the upper and lower faces of the receiving board 16 at the forward edge thereof are plates which are, at their edges, brought together and form a plow 17 that is detachably secured to the board 16. .lPivoted to the side bars 1 is a pair of upwardlyand. forwardly extending bars 18 which are joined together by a cross bar 19 near the rear thereof and by a rectangular cross bar 20 near the front thereof. These bars 18 converge and are secured to a block 21, to which block a forward truck 22 is attached, which truck is provided with suitable draft means for the attachment of horses. Thus the forward end of the machine is supported.

Tn order that the plow may be raised or lowered with relation to the ground to any g e de it ha e secured to the side to the cross bar 19 andis provided with .a

pin 29 which slides in the slot 27 A controlling lever 30 is pivoted to the link .28 between its-ends and to: the arm and is providedw-itha spring pressed pawlwhich cooperates. with the aforementioned quadrant rack. Thus as thelever is operated it will-,through the link25 cause the plow 17 tobe raised or loweredto the desired degree. -Extending upwardly from thecross bar 20is a standard 31 on which an inverted. .,U-sl'1-a-ped frame 32 1s ad ustably mounted,

the legs of whichframe extend through the cross. bar'20. On the lower ends of these legs' bearing members 33 which carrycolters3t' are revolubly mounted, with colters are located to the sides and slightly in advance of the plow 17. ;A roller 35 is mounted in the side bars 1 atthe rear end of tlre apron 2 and a similar roller 36 is mounted at the forward'e'nd of the apron but to therear of the-receiving plate 16 and'an endless conveyer belts? passes around these rollers and" over the apron 2' so that the dirt which is lifted by theplow' 17 will be carried'rearwardly of the machine. The trunnions 3 8' of the rear-roller 35 extend fromthe side bars 1 and, on eachof these trunnions a sprocket 39" is loosely mounted, which sprocket is provided with a clutch member 40. A chain 41 passes around each of these "sprockets 39. These chains also pass around relatively larger sprockets 2 which are keyed 'toa shaft 13', which shaft is mounted inbearing' members t which are'carried by the 'sidebarsl. l Securedto this shaft 13 at the sidesofthe frame of themachine are gears Mrwhich mesh with relatively larger gears 45 whlch are keyed to the mam axle 5.

Thus when the machine is drawn forwardly and the wheels are clutched to the extensible axle 7 thelaxle 5 will be rotated and through the aforementioned gears, sprockets and chains the sprockets 31 will be rotated.

Aframe 4:6 is secured to the rear of-the main frame by brackets 47,. which frame includes a transversely extending apron 48. 'A pair of rollers 19 is mounted in this frame A6 at the ends of the apron 48 and an endless conveyer belt 50 passes around these rollers immediately to the rear of the conveyer belt 37. Secured to one end of each of the rollers 49 isa beveled gear 51 which is adapted to mesh witha similargear 52 carried by the trunnions38. These gears 52 are slidable on the trunnions but rotatable therewith and are adapted 'to be alternately "shifted into .52 so that when one is shifted in one direction the other will be shifted in the opposite direction. This shifter arm 53 is supported by a block 5t which depends from a cross ;bar 55, which cross bar is carried by a rectangular upwardly extending frame 56. A pair of clutch members 57 which, are adapted to cooperate with the clutch members 40 on the sprockets 39, are rotatable with but slidable on the trunnions 3S and are shifted into and out of engagement with the clutch members 40 by means of shifter arms 58 which extend through guides 59' on the frame 56 and are connected to a lever (v0which is pivoted to the said frame 56. Thearm 53 is connected to a controlling lever 61 which is pivoted to the cross bar 55. Thus the gears 52 together with the adjacent'clutch members may be shifted into operative posi tions on either side of the machine so as to cause the conveyor belt 50 to travel ineither direction desired. A chute 62 .ispivoted to each end of the frame 46 and is adapted to be raised and lowered so that the dirt may be ejected from either side of the machine. Secured to the frame 46 adj aeent to'each of these chutes is a loop 63 intowhich a chain '65 is adapted to extend, which chain is usecured to the adjacent chute and is thus adapted tomaintain the chute ineither its raised or its lowered positions.

Thus it will be seenth-at I have provided a machine by ,means of which ditches of various depths may bedug and have so mounted the wheels that they may be adjusted independently of each other with relation to the body of the machineiu'accordance with the requirements for. the particular ditch being dug. Furthermore I have provided conveyers for raising the dirt and ejecting it from either sideof the machine and have provided novel means for operating the conveyor and for raising and lowering the plow.

WVhile I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, it has merelybeen for the sake of convenience and I do not wish to be limited to the-particular embodiment as it is obvious that numerous changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceedingthe said first mentioned bars, a frame extending upwardly from the first mentioned frame, an arm extending forwardly from the last mentioned frame and having a quadrant rack on the forward end thereof'and a slot to the rear of the quadrant rack, a link connected to the cross bar and having a pin slidable in said slot and a lever pivoted to the link and to the arm and having a spring pressed pawl cooperating with the quadrant rack.

2. In a ditching machine, the combination with a frame, of wheels pivotally supporting the same between its ends, a pair of bars pivoted to the forward end of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe frame, a second frame extending upwardly from the first mentioned frame, an arm extending forwardly from said second frame and having a slot therein, a link connected to said pair of bars and having slidable engagement in said slot, a lever pivoted to said link and said arm and means associated with said lever fOr retaining the same in adjusted positions.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

.HARVEY M. WATEBHOUSE. Witnesses:

A. P. W001),

B. J. Hors'rn'r'rnn.

Gommissioner of ,Iatents,

Waamnmon, D. h. 

